Head Writer, Duff Young Foundation (April 2008-present)
Write the Foundation’s third world town development plan; chronicle the planning and building of its first town in Liberia; incite and engage in forum dialogue; interview development experts and solicit their contribution and criticism.

Editorial Intern, Playboy Magazine (September 2007-April 2008 )
Wrote articles, music and book reviews for the Playboy blog, wrote feature intros, product reviews, Q&As, contributor page and display copy for the magazine, researched and edited articles and features, conducted interviews.

Production Intern, Public Radio International’s Studio 360 (September 2007-January 2008 )
Produced show segments, researched, prepped, and performed interviews, cut and edited audio with Pro Tools, pitched and developed stories, created promos, publicized weekly broadcasts, and edited web content for Kurt Andersen’s Peabody Award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show about art, culture, and creativity.

Lewis Perry Curtis Fellowship (2006-2007)
Won a $3,000 Fellowship to fund my independent research project on Confederate immigrants to Brazil after the American Civil War. Visited communities of Confederate descendants and conducted interviews in English and Portuguese; performed extensive research in Brazilian archives and libraries; produced thesis with results.